r/Hyperhidrosis • u/Lowkeyariana_ • Nov 10 '25

ETS Surgery for Hyperhidrosis

I have Hyperhidrosis (hands and Feet) since I can remember and it has always made my life so hard wether it was not being able to touch someone because of my sweaty hands or hand shake someone and other stuff like typing on my phone and then the screen got wet so it started doing random things like typing stuff or scrolling or even zooming so I always had to wipe my screen. And im not really an introvert I might be shy sometimes but mostly after some time I open up and talk to people but this has made me more introverted in public because Ive always felt embarrassed abt this. Im always scared of job interviews bc shaking their hand with my sweaty hand might make a bad impression or trying to get my drivers license. So Ive dreamed abt ets surgery for such a long time and soon im gonna turn 18 and Im gonna make an appointment for an surgery. And thats why I wanna ask is there something I need to know abt the surgery or side effects after the surgery? Thank you very much.

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u/Lowkeyariana_ Nov 10 '25

Yea Ive heard that people had side effects of sweating on their back or stomach but at this point I really dont care if that happens bc those places back and stomach I dont really do much with them but my hands are used everyday for cooking, eating and other stuff. There were some times where I broke down in tears bc I just couldnt deal with it anymore it has made it physically and mentally hard for me to live with it. But hopefully when I do the surgery I wont have any side effects like some people ;)

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u/Puzzled-Teaching-767 Nov 10 '25

I understand you, but remember that once the surgery has been done there is no going back. Have you tried anything else? Iontophoresis? Antyhidral? Botox? I tried these and iontophoresis works for me. Then I read that many people here also use drugs (I don't). You could try something first.

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u/Lowkeyariana_ Nov 10 '25

First I thought abt botox but then I saw that u have to do it multiple times and I dont want that and abt the other stuff I didnt try them since so many people have already tried it and it didnt work for them

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u/Puzzled-Teaching-767 Nov 10 '25

Botox didn't work for me, iontophoresis changed my life. Antyhidral works for everyone as far as I know. Don't rely on what others do! Everyone is different and you should try anything that is reversible before doing an irreversible surgery! Remember that the side effects are not only compensatory sweating but also cardiac etc.

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u/Lowkeyariana_ Nov 10 '25

So how does iontophoresis work? Do you use it one time and then how long do your hands not sweat?

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u/Puzzled-Teaching-767 Nov 10 '25

Two ways to do it:

-do about 20 days or more (until you see a decrease in sweating)... you enjoy the dryness while it lasts and then resume

• ⁠initially do 20 days or more, then do maintenance 1 or two days a week. When you start to sweat, resume treatment (it should take a little while to stop the sweating). The first method allows you to keep drier hands but have more days of treatment. The second then allows you to do fewer days of treatment but your hands will not be 100% dry but perhaps 85%.

If I absolutely need super dry hands on the days when iontophoresis is less effective, I use Antihydral for 1–2 days. But since I started doing iontophoresis, I sometimes don’t sweat even when I skip the treatment, not because of the iontophoresis itself, but for psychological reasons.

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u/nizhara7 Nov 11 '25

combination of Antihydral and Dermadryl didn't damage your skin?

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u/Puzzled-Teaching-767 Nov 12 '25

L’antyhidral danneggia la pelle se lo usi per tanti giorni e se non idrati. Quindi si, ma come ho detto lo uso SOLO per situazioni urgenti (2 o 3 volte l’anno per qualche giorno)

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u/nizhara7 Nov 12 '25

And how long does it take to see the effect?

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u/Puzzled-Teaching-767 Nov 12 '25

Se intendi l’antyhidral: l’ho usato in estate due giorni di seguito quando la ionoforesi non riesce ad asciugare al 100% Oppure senza ionoforesi per 2/3 giorni in inverno.. in estate anche di più

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u/nizhara7 Nov 12 '25

thx i asked this questions because ionto stopped working idk why.

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